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Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Sagas
Alexandra Connor effortlessly evokes not only the drama and hardship of the 1930s and 1940s but also the gossip, warmth and camaraderie of the Salford backstreets of the time
A compelling and touching novel set in Salford in the tough years before and during World War II
Widowed Jacob Clark has been training his daughter Suzannah to take over his tailoring business, for Suzannah is the sensible one of the family, and she's happy with the unconventional role her father has found for her. Suzannah's also a beauty, and she's caught the eye of the most eligible of bachelors, Edward Lyle, the son of a powerful local politician who is horrified at the thought of being connected by marriage to such a lowly family. When Suzannah's brother Girton is taken in by the charms of scheming Rina Taylor, Suzannah is right to fear that chaos and scandal will follow, giving Noel Lyle the ammunition he needs to prise his son away from Suzannah... or so Noel thinks. But the two young people whose lives he is setting out to destroy are less malleable than he imagines...
Alexandra Connor
Born in Lancashire and educated in Yorkshire, Alexandra Connor had a rich variety of careers before finding her forte as a novelist. As well as writing over twenty acclaimed sagas she has written thrillers and non-fiction art books; her books are published worldwide and have been translated into many languages. In 2017 she won the Rome Prize for Foreign Literature.
Alexandra is also a highly accomplished artist and art historian. She has been a presenter for the BBC and ITV, and her work has been featured in The Times, the Telegraph, the Observer and the Daily Mail, amongst others. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
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